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Revolutionizing Retail: ‘Humanized’ Live Online Video Sales Spurring Seismic eComm Paradigm Shifts

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Revolutionizing Retail: ‘Humanized’ Live Online Video Sales Spurring Seismic eComm Paradigm Shifts. This as exemplified by the profound impact that live, in-person online video is now poised to make on the global e-retail trade, which some estimates project will grow to a staggering 5.4 Merilee Kern. trillion U.S. dollars in 2022.

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Why Shopify Stands Out: Key Features That Make Shopify Ideal for eCommerce

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Whether you’re a small startup or an established brand, Shopify’s flexible and scalable infrastructure ensures that your online store can accommodate growth seamlessly. These themes are mobile-responsive, ensuring that your store looks great and functions well on any device.

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Would You Sacrifice Your Privacy For A $5 Gift Card?

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Location analytics startup Placed convinced those people to download a mobile app that tracks them wherever they go, 24/7, in exchange for accumulating $5 and $10 gift cards over time, as well as being eligible for drawings of bigger ticket items, like an Apple iPad. Related Stories Apple Debuts iBeacon Location Technology in U.S.

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Holiday Social: The Gap Gives Away 1 Million Holiday Postcards to Facebook Fans

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The Gap is the first brand to use startup Sincerely’s new “brand-centric service” Postagram Direct, which launched last week. The retailer also “loved the idea of tying their brand to something as tangible and emotional as a card sent to a loved one in the mail.” The cards usually cost $0.99

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Tracking, Personalization And Screams Of Privacy

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According to the report above (and just about every person you speak to who is an Amazon consumer), we love them for it. So, they left Salesforce and launched a new startup called, Nomi. Instead, Nomi will show retailers how many customers visit each day, the average time spent in the store, and new versus repeat visitors."

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Is Marketing About To Get Really Creepy Or Really Good?

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It is the ability for a brand to deliver contextual and highly targeted marketing at the local retail level. On March 23rd, 2013, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple acquired a company called WiFiSLAM for an estimated $20 million (not bad for a two year old company with just a handful of employees that includes some ex-Googlers).

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How to Measure Customer Engagement and Why It’s Important

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Using a mobile app or online service. It’s 37% in retail banking, while in the hospitality industry, an optimally engaged guest spends 46% more. It’s best to determine what indicators are crucial to your objective and which channels are relevant before you start measuring, tracking, reporting, and analyzing the data.